Select the correct answer. In "My Papa's Waltz," which interpretation of the simile "But I hung on like death" is best supported by the poem?

A.
that the son found the father's waltz difficult and awkward to sustain

B.
that the son feared his father would hurt him if he stopped dancing with him

C.
that the son was clinging to his father for fear of losing him and being abandoned

What was the main idea or message taught by the ballad, "king john and the abbot of canterbury"?

Read the incomplete quatrain. the snowy hill calls to the sleeping child come play! it's time to run, and jump, and slide! my slope is steep, and every ride is wild! which line completes the quatrain's "abab" rhyme scheme? wake up! it's time to come enjoy the snow! wake up! i long for kids to come and play! awake, sweet child! embrace the winter thrills! awake, sweet child! it's time to come outside!

Which of these statements is evaluative in nature a) the short passage creates a brilliant and sketch of gabriel b) resulting from the fact that gabriel is observant, he is also reflective c) the way gabriel looks at his wife shows that he is a detached onlooker d) that gabriel is observant is evident from the minute details he notices